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The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Prof. St. George Mivart, the eminent
English naturalist, has prepared for the
March number Of the Forum an article
showing that Christianity has nothing to
fear from the advancement Of science,
and that 1t possesses all the elements of a
universal and permanently enduring re-
ligion.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The report that England has sent
agents in the Middle and Western States
purchasing horses in large numbers ana
shipping them to Canada via Detroit Is
held to be preparation for war by that
country.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Government patronage has not mate
rally strengthened the democracy nor
the loss of it weakened repuhicaGi,m.
The republicans carried Philadelphia by
y, 2s3 plurality at the recent municipal
election and the democrats are unhappy
over the result
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Evening Express sounds the alarm
on a scheme to build railroad from Me-
chanic Falls to South Windham, to con-
meet the Grand Trunk with the Portland
and Rochester, which it says will leave
Portland ten miles away, and thinks the
city that has paid out its money so libcr-
ally in railroad enterprises should not re-
gard this move with indifference.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

hang onto all the guilds kin git and he In fine
order to stay to dinner, In case was invited with.
out forming q part of the feast" While this story
about the cannibals may or may not be correct, we
would say to any who contemplate a trip to the
Fiji Islands. 1t would he well to stock up with the
by the way, IL the best chew in the world. This
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

HAIiMoNY.-A few days ago petition
was sent To the p. q Department at
Washington, from this town. to have the
night mail service so changed that it
should leave Athens for this town at 8
o'clock A. NJ, to arrive here at A. NJ,
and returning leave Harmony at A. NJ,
making it day route instead of night,
until the first of May, when it was to re-
sumo the usual schedule. This move
ment for a change is strongly opposed by
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

\ strange thing happened in Rochester
Ny. last week. The heavy wind blow
down bridge across a rapid stream ana
the lives of several persons on the struc-
turc were lost.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The longshorcman's Union of New
York are divided in the proposition thai
members should be permitted by the Tn
ion to work wherever they can secure en-
ployment even with non union men. The
men who held this sentiment prevailed.
They are getting heartily sick of the
scrscless dictation of their society and
rebel against it.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Bridgcton News calls the attention
of the Portland Advertiser to the fact
that it was in error in affirming that the
National Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic has twice disapproved of
the pension scheme which the President
has just vetoed, and says that on the CON
trary that organization has from first to
last given the measure its unqualified sup
port. The Advertiser very promptly and
honorably says:
The News is right and the Advertiser
was wrong. 1t was the so-called "scr-
vice pension" plan which was rejected by
the Grand Amy, and not the measure
outlined above. 1t is certainly proper
that disabled soldiers should receive from
grateful country some recognition of
the service which they rendered during
the rebellion, and their just claims should
not be defeated by technical objections.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

ny tHc WAY, ~ tile DtSt e
popular brand is sold
everywhere in ten-cent
pieces, and once you use
1t, whether going among
the cannibals or remain
ing at home, you will
never he without 1t. Man
uflctured by the Wilson
& McCallay Tobacco Com
pany, Midtlletown, Ohio.
Call for the " Happy
Thought" and take no
other. Sold by grocers.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Military Committee of the House
has agreed upon bill appropriating ST.
900, 900 for gun factory for heavy ord
nance, mortars and torpedoes, to be
expended under the direction of board
to be appointed by the President.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Gov. Bodwel is the first to Introduce
the custom Of II public reception ON
Washington's birthday. The executive
chamber and Governors rooms were deco
rated and II large number of citizens as
well as legislators and state officials paid
their respects to His EXccllency.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Canal Bank, Portland, robber, af-
ter an extended hearing before Justice
at Winncpcg Manitoba was released Fri
day last Extraditon was denied on the
ground that the crime was not forgery
under the common law, only embezzlc-
ment and that Is not an extraditable Of
Tense.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Senator Sherman has resigned the pres
idency of the L. S. Senate, SO that SEN
ator may be elected to that position
whose term extends beyond March 4th.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
has issued call for $4,000, 900 3 per
cent. bonds The call will mature
April LIST.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Bangor is now talking of building a
road from that city to Milo through Ken
duskeag and Charleston and thus save the
distance from Oldtown for freight and
passengers and at the same time give
some of the best towns in the County
railroad facilities. This ought to have
been done long ago instead of going by
the roundabout way via Oldtown.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23
N III Lso ri &c 90
BOSTON
Projectors and Manufacturers.
CANNIBALISM AND TOBACCO.

" Newspapers is some
use, after all. Twas only
to-day | read in n paper
as how caunibals OH the
Fill Islands wouldn't eat
n Teller IA had chawed ter
hacker, COZ they didn't
digest well. Now. I'm a
gent as is n travellin' and
faint NOR N likely ]
might drop down there
rnna DIM "a wi sut
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The sales of Logan4 book, the e'reat
Conspiracy, have increased more ihah d"
per cent in Maine since January 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

haiiroad tr"~e in Maine have run this
winter with great regularity. in,.o,... e
been but very few slight delays on the
Maine Central and those were caused by
delay on connecting roads Other parts
of the country have not Jared SO we'll.
There have been numerous blockadcs
Maine people have snow enough but they
are used to it and know how to handle it,
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

This time it is the Warden of the lndi-
ana State Prison that is 81, 900 behind
on his accounts, and the directors of the
institution were sufficiently accommodate
ing as to allow him to fill the place with
out giving the bond required by law
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

IN occasional correspondent at Flag
staff writes \ slight earthquake was
felt at this place Sunday morning the 18th
lust
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The Government carried the day in the
election in Germany, but only by very
small majority.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23
ERAl NEWS.

The authorities of Berlin forcibll
stopped Liberal meeting just as Herr
Richter was about to speak The audi
cnce, numbering several thousand per
sons, aftcrward marched through the
streets, cheering Richter. Many were ar
rested
a mob of about POO men engaged in
stoning the cars of the Cambridge Rail
road in Cambridge was scattered by the
police yesterday afternoon. Subsequent
ly some of the policemen were set upon
by roughs while making arrests and Sc
seriously hurt that they had to be takei
To their homes. Several of the riotcr,
were locked up None OF the endangered
passengers in the cars Were injured.
Gcn Robert b. Potter died ut his home
in Newport r. L., Saturday night He
had n brilliant war record, serving under
Gen Burnside.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

Maine has had its full quota of snow
storms and wind this winter but has
Jared better than some other parts of the
country. In Montana for six weeks the
weather was of unparalleled severity and
heavy losses are sustained by cattlcmcn.
Billiards. have also been prevalent in
Dakota and high winds and storms have
prevailed over a wide range Of the great
West.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

The S. & NJ. railroad seems to be get
ting along swimingly. Supt. Mitchell in
forms us that the means are provided for,
to build the road to Wellington and that
it Is now under contract. He expects the
Monson people will meet them at Well
ington village and also change the guage
of the road from Abbott to Monson.
The plan is to build complete the road to
Monson the coming season.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

several business men in the village, he.
cause it gives them only two hours, in The
busiest time of the day, Ia read and ans
wer letters, or compels their mail matter
to lay over until the next day. before ii
leaves and then await i'll Athens L. q. un-
til the next morning before it gets To
Skowhegan And also they say the pro
posed change accommodates not person
in town. except the stage driver w.
w. Brown. our popular vocalist, has been
engaged to sing tenor in the male quar-
tctte. connected with the Congregational
church at Skowhegan. every Sabbath dur
ing the spring and summer IA Chat
tnqna Teachers Reading Club i to be or
ganized in this town next week. school
teachers, present and prospective. and all
persons interested in education and the
culture of the mind are requested To meet
at DR.. McLaughlin'S office ON Saturday
afternoon, March 9Th. for the purpose of
org nization. our town meeting VIII
occur on the first Monday of March
The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

So. NoEElpGEWock- Henry Whiting
Of this town. in the employ Of Written y
Coons of New York has been making a
lying visit al homc....Gcn. Stevens will
give an Illustrated Panorama of the late
Rebellion in few days at &. \, X. Hall,
part of the proceeds To be devoted to
Bates Post This will be one of the
most Interesting entertainments of the
season We have two lauudries in town
no EXCUSE for a soilcd shirt. The Star
Branch has put ont their sign near the
coat shops. The District Lodge Of
Good rcmplars will meet with Old Point
/ Lodge Mar It'll. Reception viii be held
1 in Sawtclle Hall. Dinner and supper ut
Grange HALL. Town meeting neXt Mon
/ day. Bates Post, No. IS. G.. \. X. will
/ hold their annual Ball and Concert Thurs
day evening Mar. Sd. supper will be
served at Grange Hall. Tickets for both
I Sl.25.... The Social Hop at the Osborne
I Hotel was Il pleasant occasion last Friday
evening. Refreshments were served in
abundance by the landlord of the house.
49,. The rush still continues at the Skow-
hogan I. Store. Great bargains will be
announced in IA few days which will AS
touish the people W. Bracket has
opened a fish market and will continue to
supply the hungry with Fish, CLANS,
oysters, Nc.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
The Other Side of Ores. Reform.

Sooner or lacer the world will be com pelled tO admit that there are two sides to even the question of woman's dress re- form. The Art Age records the fact that at a late dress reform meeting in London, at which Mrs. Oscar Wilde presided, vari- ous forms of Oriental dress with western embellishments were gravely recom- mended for the fashionable European and American women.
 Perhaps 1t were not wholly unwise for the refOrmers who would abandon all artificial supports and restraints for the female figure to keep in mind for occa- siOnal reference the fact that even the much vaunted Greek beauties when they became ponderous wore primitive corset of flexible wood and withes- The nymphs and gOddesses to whom women are ad- vised to look and learn what the natural figure is, are aI-save, perhaps, our i'm mortal Lady of MilO-under p years of age. After that age, if divine youth had ever extended beyond, even a Greek god dess must have enlarged her contours. Certainly Attic mothers did, for embon- point IS the fate of southern women, how ever classic their features. The dress re- formers might also read the testimony of Lady Hester StanhOpe's physician after years of residence among the houris of Syria. People imagine, he wrote, that the Oriental woman is a wreck at 30. On the contrary, she Is in quite as good con ditiOn as the woman of her own age in Europe. The cause of her older appear ance is her manner of dress, which does not conceal the ravages of time on the hg- ure l knew a lady of Damascus, mother of seven children, whom l long looked upos as 0 mere mass of shapeless flesh. Afterward l met her in London, trans formed by European dress into figure which was the envy of one sex, the admi- ration of the other. ."-DetrOit Free Press.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
Profit Is Profit.

The most inveterate scalper that ever operated in the Chicago grain market is Millionaire Hutchinson. \ sCalper, the uninitiated should le told, is trader who jumps il and out with rapid deals, satis- fed with small profits, and making as few losses as possible. Most operators want to double their money, and many stand for long profits. Not so with Hutch His orders to his brokers are to close out as soon as they can show a profit to his credit.
 What do you mean by a profit, Mir Hutchinson inquired q young broker the other day, on receiving his first order from the scalper
 "Great heavensr' was the reioinder, haven't you been here long enough to know what profit iss'' ''Yes, l know what a profit is but [ don't know what you consider a satisfactory profit" "A profit" Hutch then explained. ..is a profit. Any profit should be satisfactory to a man who isn't hog. Young man. $50 is a prOfit-yes, SlO, or Sj, or SI, or even ten cents And if yOu can't do any better, one cent is better than nothing at all Go along and fill that order. and be sure that you earn me a profit, no matter how small The broker said he had been trading on Hutchinson'S account for seventeen successive days. filling several small orders each day, and in all that time he had not made loss Some times his profits were only sufficient tO pay commissions and dollar or two over. but the old man was always satisfied. Chicago Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03

FoR the past several weeks there has been considerable talk, regarding the transfer of the rights and charter of the Narrow Gauge Railroad Company to the AtchIson Topeka and Santa Fe. This news being almost too good to be true, gained but little credenoe, but from what csn be learned in the matter there does seem to be slight foundation for the rumor. The Atchison road is building from Flagstaff in the direction of Globe, but it canno. of course afford to stop there. The Company's road from Ben son 10 Gusymas IS virtually isolated and there IS no doubt that they have long been anxious to make connection with 1t. by a through line from the At lantic and Pacific. This, the Flagstaff road promises to give. It IS question able however. about Benson connec- ton, and more especially will thIs be SO should the Narrow Gauge rights be trans ferred to them. The probability is that the road will be built directly 10 California or Nogsles via Tucson. This would mean the virtual abandonment of the lower road. The Atchison and To- peks people were anxious to come here years sgo. but unfortunately many of our leading citizens were afflicted with the "big head" si that time, aud the rail road company could come to no sstisfsc
 tory termsvith them. These things would be much different to-day. for so far as known there is not @ case of big head ID town. Let us hope the road will come and let us do all within our power 10 bring it this way. It would be the dawn of & new prosperity and the whole coun- try would be profited thereby.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
Russian Peasants Migrating to Siberia.


 The tide of emigration of the Russian peasantry into Siberia is largely on the in- crease. There is no official registration of the numbers; but in 1886 there passed through Syzrani alone 7,jOO, coming from the central provinces. Others in large numbers proceed by sea to the AmoOr in the far east. The disturbance of pOpula- ton is not limited to movement beyond the European frontiers, but prevails ac- lively within it.
 One hundred thousand cOlOnists have lately migrated to the banks of the Kie- ban, and the Rural bank is assisting many other thousands to establish themselves in New Russia. With the exception of the last there is little or no organization in any of these movements; the people simply seem impelled by impatience of their present lot and a blind desire of change. and they go forth not knowing whither they go. Many of them return to their original settlements after a longer or shorter absence. more destitute than they went forth, but far the larger num- Der are never heard of more. They are lost in the vastness of the sOlitudes into which they plunge.
 There IS no government organization whatever in many of the places they go tO: no information is available before they start as tO the best routes, the capabilities of soil or the conditions of clsnate and season. If they succeed it Is only after enduring unheard of hardsnips, which might have been spared them if there eX- isted a department charged with the reg ulation of this great national migration. The instances of failure are, it is to be feared, the rule, and when the disaster happens beyond the reach of railways and steamers the world, even of Russia, never hears of them. The state itself is begin ming to suffer directly in it's finances from this disorganized shifting of population, as many of the emigrants leave arrears of taxes behind them-LOndOn Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
The Schools of FuroDe.

The Paris Figaro gives some interesting statistics on schools in Europe In Russia there are g., ,OOO schools, having each an average of S6 scholars. This is one school for 2,3JO inhabitants. at a cost of less than ahalfpeuny head of the population. In Austria, with g, ,000, ,00O inhabitants, there are 29, ,O0O schools and 5000, GOO scholars The average number at each school is IOi and the cost per inhabitant 91-2d. In Italy, for 2s, GOO, 900 inhabitants there are 41.OOO schools, one school for every COO people, at cost of 8 1-2d. a head. The average number of pupils at the schools is 40. In nSpBin there are 5000 600 scholars S9,OOO schools, giving an average of j6 in each school and one school for every GOO inhabitants, as in Italy. The school bill comes to Is. 2d. head The number of schools given for England is jS. .OOO. which is one for every GOO inhabitants. with an average attendance of j2 per school and n cost of Is. 6d. per head. The Germans havca school for every 5O0. giving total OfG0, O00 schools, with 100 pupils in each and Is 1d- per inhabitant. France has 1l,nOO schools, being one for every 5OO with 66 in each school France would therefore, seem to have more schools than any other great European couptrv. These schools cost the country Is. : I-2d. Der in habitant.-New York Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03

IT is with sincere regret that we are
 called upon to announce the abandon
 ment of the proposed artesisn well pro- ject on the University grounds. The success of this enterprise would hsve done more to settle the water question in AriEons than sn else combined. The original plan was to sink 8 thousand feet at the expense of the University, snd if water was not found in sufficient quantity for sn practicable purposes the citizens of Tucson were to unite in 6 common fund and continue the we'll to double the depth, if required. The University regents are Messrs. G. J. Roskruge. John s. Wood, Chss. NJ. Strauss, J. C. Handy, J. $. Msnsfeld. R- Harrison and M. G. Ssmsniego. Roskruee vss absent and the srtesisn we'll project was defeated by a vete of three to tf1fee. For "srtesisn" Dr. J. c. Handy, J. s, Mansfield snd Ohas. M. Strauss. AgsInst srtesisn, John X. Wood, NJ. c. Ss maniego snd R. Hsruso5. The latter gentlemen, undoubtedly honest ip their convictions, wish, it is understood to apply the money that would be re- ouired for the lsudsble purpose of sinking for srtssisn water to the erec- lien of the Cniyersity buildings.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
oUrUgH

THE painful accident which befe General Miles yesterday. will be sincere ly regretted by his many friends throughout South Eastern Arizona. who regard him ID the light of 8 deliverer from the infamous Apache scourge. The proposed presentation to him of 6 mag uifcent sword, together with 6 richly wrought album with :heidonors' names inscribed thereIn, is but 8 testimonial of the goodwill and friendly feeling en- teTtained towards him. The untortu. nate Gccident from which he is now suffering. will delay the sword presents tion. which event had been fixed for the 5ih Of September. till such time ss he has sufficiently recovered to be able to make he journey. In common with all true ArizonIgns We trust that date gill be not distant.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03

No CHEAPER compliment could be paid to Gc1ersl Miles than the popular de- sire o see him by the people who so long suffered st the hands of the rene grie Apaches. As elsewhere noted the er!ire population Of the Lower San Pedro are moving in body to visit Tucson on the day of the sword pre- scD.asion. Not" say they, ''to see the sword, but 10 see the man who conquer- ed the Apaches." From now to the 5.b instant, unless word can be sent to them, the road between here and the San Pedro will be lined with teams snd tray eicrs of every description. All coming in "to see General Miles" On thIs proposition the Mexican settlers are 8 unit They have suffered much from ta.i- hereditary foes, the Apache, and now they want to see the man thst uI .hem of their curse. This heart felt tribute to General Miles is worth more thGn gold or precious stones.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03

4 WAsHISGToN dispatch says that Burchard seems to be sn unfortunate name for the administration as vel as for the republican candidate yho barely missed sitting in Clevelsnd's place. A Mir. Burchsrdi is United States consul in Honduras and he IS an sp- pointee of this administration. He hss written 6 report which comments with great disfsyor on what he calls the i'm. moral habits of the people of Honduras and worse than that the state depart ment has given ofhcisl sanction to She srrsiRnmept of the people of Honduras oy printing thIs report, and now the government of Honduras wishes to have Burchsrd removed, fsiling ip that it is evident that his influence IS gone and the United States will be prejudiced in Honduras as long as be shall stsy there. Once before during hIs administration has @ complication arisen about printing the unpleasant things sad by diplomatic officers, and it is only recently that the country which was sggrieved has renewed its friendly relations with our country. It cannot be learned whether or not Burchsrd IS to go.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
STARTLING ACCIDENT .
A Party of Fifteen Overturned in a
 Coach.
GENERAL MILES BADLY INJURED.
several Others Bruised and Badly Shaken
 Up at santa Monica

several Others Bruised and Badly Shaken
 Up at santa Monica
 An accident, which came very near oeing disastrous. happened yesterday afternoon near the Hotel Arcadia al. Monica. In the early part Of the day a party ot fifteen, consisting of General and Mrs. Miles, Colonel and Mrs. Drum, Mrs. Governor Stonemsn, Miss Stone DO sn, J. J. Mellus. Mrs. Dsponte. Lieut.. papray. Thomas Daprsy, Lieut.. Nc Saieo, Mrs. Colonel J. K. DobbIns and w. IL. Banning, started for 8 ride about me country in Captain Banning's six in-hand coach. After enJsying a very pleasant drive they started on their re- turn from Bakers Reservoir, north of santa Monica, J. J. Mellus handling she ribbons. When the hill was reached leading down towards the depot the horses were brought to a walk at which place they started to descend the grase- IL was necessary at this point 10 go around the depot building on the westerly road leading to the hotel, and the impetus given Co the coach was such as 10 give it considerable speed by the time the bottom of the decline was